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the obama presidency. having an adulterer a moron at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and for eight years, plus dick cheney down the corridor spoiled us. was side of bills head did hitler hit with a lamp? these days tranquility reigns or seems to in the obama's private quarters. senior white house staffers remained loyal and tightlipped. small wonder jay leno's nightly show is siding. there's nothing to make jokes about at least until sarah palin went on her book tour. politics is getting told by the day as the idealists watch the expectations trickling through. what's left? enforcing private coverage and savaging the medicare advantage plan with low income senior. obama has dipped below 50% in public approval, which is nothing particularly unusual for a new president this stage of the game. what's going to stop them sliding down more? as you know obama came back but nothing much improved really. life didn't get any more entertaining. michelle never threw a lamp so far as we know at obama. obama what can't do cons
the obama presidency. having an adulterer a moron at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and for eight years, plus dick cheney down the corridor spoiled us. was side of bills head did hitler hit with a lamp? these days tranquility reigns or seems to in the obama's private quarters. senior white house staffers remained loyal and tightlipped. small wonder jay leno's nightly show is siding. there's nothing to make jokes about at least until sarah palin went on her book tour. politics is getting told by the...
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president obama and martin luther king jr. >> have been trying to find a new lens, a new way of studying presidential character. about 12 years ago i wrote a book on the first lady's. the body of knowledge on lincoln pretty much everything that could be written probably has been. the greatest historian says been years poring through the letters and the evidence to produce this book on lincoln of this book and the hundreds of books on washington. so my problem is, why not look at the person that new them the best, the first lady because historians have largely ignored the role of the first lady as the largely ignored the mistresses and shipping the man. tend to be older man, educated in a certain way. most historians, as i always say, were not educated in matters of the heart. studying the first lady, the first thing thomas jefferson did after spending 17 days cooped up in of lost outside a philadelphia writing the declaration of independence, the first thing he did is he went shopping for market, his wife. he mr. she was pregnant. she had had a miscarriage. he bought her some gloves. the
president obama and martin luther king jr. >> have been trying to find a new lens, a new way of studying presidential character. about 12 years ago i wrote a book on the first lady's. the body of knowledge on lincoln pretty much everything that could be written probably has been. the greatest historian says been years poring through the letters and the evidence to produce this book on lincoln of this book and the hundreds of books on washington. so my problem is, why not look at the...
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one aspect of obama. no one told us it would be boring but it is. the obama presidency. having an adulterer and a at 1600 pennsylvania avenue for eight years of peace plus dick cheney down the corridor spoiled us. outside of dashwood george fight his way to the end of the sentence in his daily battles battles with a english-language? these days tranquility reigns or seems to in the obama private quarters. senior white house staffers remained loyal and tightlipped. small wonder jay leno's nightly show is funny. it's nothing to make jokes about a lease until sarah palin went on her book tour. their expectations trickling through the hourglass. what's left? enforcing private coverage instead of cringing the medicare plan for low income seniors. the pollsters tell us is nothing unusual for a new president in the stage of the game. what's to stop them from sliding down more? as you know obama came back but nothing much improved really. life didn't get any more entertaining and michelle never threw a lamp so far as we know at obama and obama does construct a sentence and slice
one aspect of obama. no one told us it would be boring but it is. the obama presidency. having an adulterer and a at 1600 pennsylvania avenue for eight years of peace plus dick cheney down the corridor spoiled us. outside of dashwood george fight his way to the end of the sentence in his daily battles battles with a english-language? these days tranquility reigns or seems to in the obama private quarters. senior white house staffers remained loyal and tightlipped. small wonder jay leno's...
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michelle never threw a lamp at obama. obama crurkts sentences nicely. alexander would have been disappointed at that. he would have been -- i can imagine the -- [inaudible] i would have gotten in recent weeks from him. which thankfully i live on the east coast. he would have no qualms about wake me in up in the morning. i could wake him. but given the recent turn of nefnt syria, he would have been pleased to written this on february 17th last year. few spectacle have been morer is -- er-- surreal. lecturing assad an the league of syrian government on the need to accommodate rebel forces. at one moment last friday, these worthy sermons were by a message by -- [inaudible] the number one target on president obama's hit list. similarly praising the lion of syrian are rising up. al qaeda and the white house in sync. so the things he would recognize the world he left a year ago. but he would be sad. i know, he would be sad to missing it all. the end of joy and theater and particularly america. something i say in the introduction to the book. some fool in engl
michelle never threw a lamp at obama. obama crurkts sentences nicely. alexander would have been disappointed at that. he would have been -- i can imagine the -- [inaudible] i would have gotten in recent weeks from him. which thankfully i live on the east coast. he would have no qualms about wake me in up in the morning. i could wake him. but given the recent turn of nefnt syria, he would have been pleased to written this on february 17th last year. few spectacle have been morer is -- er--...
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, plus five bush judges and five obama judges. i thank the president. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. pryor: madam president, i want to echo at least some of the sentiment that my distinguished colleague from tennessee just mentioned, that i'm disappointed in the use of the nuclear option. i opposed that. and i think that it could do permanent damage here to this institution and could have some negative ramifications for our country and for the american people. i don't want to be an alarmist about it but i do have concerns about it and i'm very disappointed that it got to this point. and i want to talk about that in just a moment but before i do, i'd like to say, you know, the senate if you step back, the senate was designed to be a place for debate. it's where members -- the way it's designed, the way the rules are structured, the size of it, the history of it, the members here can reach across the aisle and find solutions and that's what this country needs righ
, plus five bush judges and five obama judges. i thank the president. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. pryor: madam president, i want to echo at least some of the sentiment that my distinguished colleague from tennessee just mentioned, that i'm disappointed in the use of the nuclear option. i opposed that. and i think that it could do permanent damage here to this institution and could have some negative ramifications for our...
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they supported president bush but not president obama. shame on you. that's wrong. president obama has fulfilled its constitutional role by nominating three eminently qualified nominees to fill the seats. the seats that were filled during president bush's tenure when the caseload was lowered. don't give me balderdash. let's deal with reality. let's judge each nominee based on his or her qualifications and not hide behind something to actually sing what most americans can see through. the republican caucus continued to abuse the filibuster rule and struck the president nominees in the d.c. circuit and i believe this body would need to consider whether a rules change should be in order. it is not a change that i have wanted to see happen but if republican senators want to hold nominations hostage without consideration of the nominees individual merit drastic measures may be warranted. i hope it doesn't come to that. i hope the same senators who stepped forward and broke our compromise when republicans shut down the government will decide to put politics aside and vote
they supported president bush but not president obama. shame on you. that's wrong. president obama has fulfilled its constitutional role by nominating three eminently qualified nominees to fill the seats. the seats that were filled during president bush's tenure when the caseload was lowered. don't give me balderdash. let's deal with reality. let's judge each nominee based on his or her qualifications and not hide behind something to actually sing what most americans can see through. the...
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by no means what france through the obama called the end of history. far from it. every experiment in democracy launched in the heyday of popular revolutions had gone up in smoke, with the most smoky emerging from the french revolution. everywhere in 1863, monarchy and privilege seems to be on the march. the last outpost of democracy was obligingly shooting itself in the head in a civil war and thereby demonstrating that democracies are inherently unstable and argue the aristocrats how could democracy help but be unstable? democracies are run by the consent of the governed, by the ordinary people of the nations themselves and as aristocrats well know, ordinary people can be ordinary in very mean, very selfish, very cowardly and very dull ways. the american democracy had been exhibiting signs of dysfunction ever since its founding by tolerating the abomination of slavery. how could anyone speak realistically of all men being created equal when some of those equal men were allowed to own and others in the same way that one might own a horse for a pig? lincoln, howeve
by no means what france through the obama called the end of history. far from it. every experiment in democracy launched in the heyday of popular revolutions had gone up in smoke, with the most smoky emerging from the french revolution. everywhere in 1863, monarchy and privilege seems to be on the march. the last outpost of democracy was obligingly shooting itself in the head in a civil war and thereby demonstrating that democracies are inherently unstable and argue the aristocrats how could...
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but i am interested, very interested in what you think obama is doing really well. there's a long list, but what you think he is doing really well and more importantly what you think he should be doing even better. >> like i said when i left government. and i feel pretty strongly about this. but when you are in office, it's a lot harder than when you're sitting out here. and it's really hard when people are tripping on you from the outside. anything, why didn't you do that when you were in here. because it's a lot easier out there. and so president bush said i felt that i owed the president and others my silence as i disagree with something that they are doing and i will tell them that i know them all well enough that if there's something i would like to say, i will call up and say it, in particular bob gates and others. and i think that we are very tough on our presidents. i will make two separate statements. one about the presidents and gentlemen one about our politics in general. and i think that we are tough on our presidents. the day that they are inaugurated,
but i am interested, very interested in what you think obama is doing really well. there's a long list, but what you think he is doing really well and more importantly what you think he should be doing even better. >> like i said when i left government. and i feel pretty strongly about this. but when you are in office, it's a lot harder than when you're sitting out here. and it's really hard when people are tripping on you from the outside. anything, why didn't you do that when you were...
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president obama -- he had about 20 slogans. together we win and so i think sometimes maybe some of the crispness goes out of it. but it's a good question. a guy like bob organ that we all know each writer for gerald ford. i suspect that he was actually a great asset to gerald ford and came up with some really great stuff. yes, ma'am? >> i think it's very interesting -- john woods said speak united states. could you talk about that? iraq sure. in upstate new york, we had very broken english at times. and he said he speak united states. [talking over each other] >> [inaudible] so we all speak the language that we created here. it was created by the president and the people who use the language. >> and the writers themselves. in doing this other book, i am drifting into another book that i started writing. but there is sometimes one of writer will just come up with something that nobody can understand. when at scott fitzgerald writes, they say what is a t-shirt? and he sort of made it up, meaning what was a shirt that he would jus
president obama -- he had about 20 slogans. together we win and so i think sometimes maybe some of the crispness goes out of it. but it's a good question. a guy like bob organ that we all know each writer for gerald ford. i suspect that he was actually a great asset to gerald ford and came up with some really great stuff. yes, ma'am? >> i think it's very interesting -- john woods said speak united states. could you talk about that? iraq sure. in upstate new york, we had very broken...
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president obama has light and so have republican. >> host: a lot there. are her numbers correct? i think you'll see some debate. there's no one making any aleutian there will be premium increases. they're envisioning at least short-term premium increases because of the law's impact on ones. the question is what does it mean for consumers. a lot of them will be eligible for tax credits to pay for the cost of care they didn't have before, so care could be more affordable for them. it has been well talked contrary to the point, is a lot of discussion of what will happen in a letter they send out. they are convinced premiums will skyrocket and see that public support for the love will evaporate and we will all become unworkable. >> host: if that happens, when we might see those headlines? >> guest: we'll see the beginnings over the next year was the coverage expansion stars and people start paying those initial premiums in the affordable care act area. once solana officially takes effect, you will start seeing the real impact. >> host: robert cometh in the seat from. hi, robert. >> c
president obama has light and so have republican. >> host: a lot there. are her numbers correct? i think you'll see some debate. there's no one making any aleutian there will be premium increases. they're envisioning at least short-term premium increases because of the law's impact on ones. the question is what does it mean for consumers. a lot of them will be eligible for tax credits to pay for the cost of care they didn't have before, so care could be more affordable for them. it has...
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obama. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [patriotic music playing] [cheering and applause] ♪ [patriotic music playing] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ [inaudible conversations] ♪ [patriotic music playing] [chanting obama] ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, biden, assistant secretary of the senate, and deputy clerk of the house of representatives, robert reeves. ♪ [applause] ♪ [cheering and applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the united states of america, mrs. michelle obama, accompanied by secretary nancy, and house of representatives -- [inaudible] [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [chanting] ♪
obama. [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [patriotic music playing] [cheering and applause] ♪ [patriotic music playing] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ [inaudible conversations] ♪ [patriotic music playing] [chanting obama] ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, biden, assistant secretary of the senate, and deputy clerk of the house of representatives, robert reeves. ♪ [applause] ♪ [cheering and applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible...
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there appears to be no progress toward ending the government shutdown after president obama met with congressional leaders at the white house this evening. the meeting lasted a little more than an hour. house house speaker john boehner emerged from the meeting and said president obama reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. democratic leader nancy pelosi said mr. weiner and the gop keep moving the goalposts and won't take yes for an answer. our live coverage of the government shutdown continues tonight with the latest news briefings from the day and your calls and tweets. that is going to be on c-span tonight after the house goes out. >> i have been asked periodically when we you the most afraid during your government service, which my service in government span the entirety of bush 43's administration from january 20, 2001 to january 20, 20009. and including 9/11 and when asked what was the scariest moment i think people are always expecting me to say 9/11 and in reality for me it wasn't. the scariest moments and there were more than one, came in september and o
there appears to be no progress toward ending the government shutdown after president obama met with congressional leaders at the white house this evening. the meeting lasted a little more than an hour. house house speaker john boehner emerged from the meeting and said president obama reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. democratic leader nancy pelosi said mr. weiner and the gop keep moving the goalposts and won't take yes for an answer. our live coverage of the...
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the obama administration is in charge of the i.t. network required for all that. >> how will this affect cost were states on average? >> it is unclear. there is money and they forgo care act for that. some of that is impacted by sequestration. everyone is convinced that the obama administration will make sure that there is money to set off the exchanges, regardless of the impact of sequestration. >> where are we in the process? sequestration is happening now. but as far as one exchanges have to be set up, there have been several deadlines that have been put in place. >> some are several months away. but in terms of the forgo care act, it turns exchanges need to be running october 1, in order to be in compliance. there are a lot of questions as whether they will be ready in time to get those complex i.t. networks in place in time and whether states that have held out for for where they want to do will have enough time. >> any chance they will be able to get some sort of delay or exemption from the federal government? >> they haven't h
the obama administration is in charge of the i.t. network required for all that. >> how will this affect cost were states on average? >> it is unclear. there is money and they forgo care act for that. some of that is impacted by sequestration. everyone is convinced that the obama administration will make sure that there is money to set off the exchanges, regardless of the impact of sequestration. >> where are we in the process? sequestration is happening now. but as far as one...
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the measures represent obama's most ambitious effort to combat climate change in his second term. coal-fired power plants are the key source of carbon emissions, at a time when such proposals have no chance of passage in congress." end of quote from "the post." the same "washington post" article acknowledged the importance of removing the judicial check on obamacare -- quote -- "the court is expected to hear a series of other legal challenges as well, including lawsuits related to elements of the affordable care act, the consumer finance protection bureau and new air quality standards." end of quote. and here is how one liberal environmental media outlet described the change -- quote - "when senate democrats blew up the filibuster thursday, they didn't just rewrite some rules, they struck a mortal blow to a tradition that has blockaded effective action on climate change." end of quote. and, of course, according to media reports, it was the same liberal interest groups that pressured the majority leader to break the rules to change the rules. according to "the hill" newspaper -- qu
the measures represent obama's most ambitious effort to combat climate change in his second term. coal-fired power plants are the key source of carbon emissions, at a time when such proposals have no chance of passage in congress." end of quote from "the post." the same "washington post" article acknowledged the importance of removing the judicial check on obamacare -- quote -- "the court is expected to hear a series of other legal challenges as well, including...
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man is this kind of i call him the religious subject of the secular imagination which is to say when obama was overheard saying in 2008 these people that cling on to their guns and religion because they don't have anything else. it's a kind of secular idea that you don't have real freedom and you're not engaged in fulfilling prophecy is so you have your religion. so that idea lines up with a kind of well intentioned progress of notion of what a prisoner is which is essentially a victim of the system which is someone born into the wrong body, usually black and brown and nail into the wrong circumstances, often urban poverty. that is what a prisoner is and probably my more sympathetic leaders will bring to the text when they think about who they are. so then religion becomes this kind of lamented condition. so the bad man is as far as religion goes they can't possibly mean that or the net but they probably shouldn't. these are judgments that i do not claim to stand up. especially the poor man as a progressive who sees himself largely as a product of the circumstances. these are judgments tha
man is this kind of i call him the religious subject of the secular imagination which is to say when obama was overheard saying in 2008 these people that cling on to their guns and religion because they don't have anything else. it's a kind of secular idea that you don't have real freedom and you're not engaged in fulfilling prophecy is so you have your religion. so that idea lines up with a kind of well intentioned progress of notion of what a prisoner is which is essentially a victim of the...
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this time obama having the team in place. in three and a half years, it may be president clinton, maybe president biden. maybe president bush. shouldn't they be able to have the team they want? that is what this is about. it's about making washington work regardless who is the president. if there's a single person out who thinks washington is working well. you can search for them, but one place walk there down the hall mitch mcconnell thinks the status quo is terrific. the only person who thinks that is my good friend and republican leader. constant objection in this chamber has gone on long enough. the question is -- let get together for a joint caucus. fine, i have no problem with that. we tried that, remember? my staff will be happy to pass to you prior accounts where i asked that and mcconnell said that. i'm happy to do that. it we had a wonderful joint caucus with senator mccain talking about his experience in vietnam. i'm happy to do this joint caucus. but bottom line is gridlock is paralyzed this institution and nation
this time obama having the team in place. in three and a half years, it may be president clinton, maybe president biden. maybe president bush. shouldn't they be able to have the team they want? that is what this is about. it's about making washington work regardless who is the president. if there's a single person out who thinks washington is working well. you can search for them, but one place walk there down the hall mitch mcconnell thinks the status quo is terrific. the only person who...
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eastern on c-span3. >> tuesday president obama delivers a major speech on his plan to tackle climate change. he'll announce executive orders to direct federal agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. live coverage from georgetown university, 1:35 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our scheduled toes at our web sites, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> next, a discussion with gerald shur, founder of the federal witness protection program. from monday's "washington journal," this is 35 minutes. >> host: on mondays at this time we look at your money, how federal dollars are spent, what the programs are that they fund and how the services work. our guest this morning is gerald shur. he joins us from philadelphia, and he is, actually, a founder of the witness protection program. thank
eastern on c-span3. >> tuesday president obama delivers a major speech on his plan to tackle climate change. he'll announce executive orders to direct federal agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. live coverage from georgetown university, 1:35 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events and every weekend the...
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how many republicans voted for obama? me, a change. now they go to know. >> it's interesting because the republicans who voted for obama and the republican party itself there seems to be a lot of confusion and a lot of dissatisfaction and discouragement. you wrote this book for a number of reasons but my question is did you plan the timing of this book? >> yes i did. i'm going to drop this thing right before the republican party shinki in d.c. takes the beer truck strayed over the cliff with a government shutdown that will drive their numbers to an all-time low. then i started thinking if it's at an all-time low no one will believe that the republicans can come back to power. at least we have a reason for hope. the timing has been. >> it's unbelievable because when you read it you will see it's exactly, it fills the void that a lot of people feel when they are democrats and they want good candidates on both sides to raise the level of the national conversation and raise the quality of our candidates. or a republican who wants the party
how many republicans voted for obama? me, a change. now they go to know. >> it's interesting because the republicans who voted for obama and the republican party itself there seems to be a lot of confusion and a lot of dissatisfaction and discouragement. you wrote this book for a number of reasons but my question is did you plan the timing of this book? >> yes i did. i'm going to drop this thing right before the republican party shinki in d.c. takes the beer truck strayed over the...
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so senator reid has a pro forma session when president obama is in and president obama doesn't respect it, appoints two people, they're still there. the court of appeals for the district of columbia has ruled that unconstitutional. so has the third circuit court of appeals, two of the highest courts in the land, and they're still there. they're still there making cases unconstitutionally. they have decided 1,031 cases where -- all of which are subject to being vacated if the supreme court agrees with the federal courts. now, we cannot ignore that in the united states senate if we hope to preserve the principle of checks and balances in the united states. so, madam president, i mentioned at the beginning i like to read history, and i said this on the senate floor and i will read it again, and then i will con chewed because i know other senators are here. i was reading john meachum's book about thomas jefferson, i mentioned that, and john adams and jefferson and how changing the senate, not changing the rule, but he changed the senate rules in this way. that means that the majority on an
so senator reid has a pro forma session when president obama is in and president obama doesn't respect it, appoints two people, they're still there. the court of appeals for the district of columbia has ruled that unconstitutional. so has the third circuit court of appeals, two of the highest courts in the land, and they're still there. they're still there making cases unconstitutionally. they have decided 1,031 cases where -- all of which are subject to being vacated if the supreme court...
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and her role in the obama white house. i met rachel at a very different event this year, where i bought a book, the book she wrote, "american tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama". after hearing her talk, i bought six more copies. i bought them from my family members to give as christmasrisa gifts. after having read her book i ca tell you it was a goodha investment. it taught me better understand my own family's roots and theyss many mysteries surrounding my own family.wn f rachel swarns' book is a compelling story that at times stirs deep emotions, but it's alsot a story about liberates,r and shields. but that, let's look on rachel swarns. rache swa [applause] >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you for coming.eadip ct the years leading up to thepe present on selection, the focus s ots and hi barack obama and his family and the fact he is his autobiography. now in your book, "americanamer tapestry," you put the focus on michelle obama. tell us how you got started doing that st
and her role in the obama white house. i met rachel at a very different event this year, where i bought a book, the book she wrote, "american tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama". after hearing her talk, i bought six more copies. i bought them from my family members to give as christmasrisa gifts. after having read her book i ca tell you it was a goodha investment. it taught me better understand my own family's roots and theyss many...
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the source of greatest concern to us is something so far obama has said. this isn't a confession. he said this quite cold. he said internet surveillance does not -- [inaudible] or people living on u.s. territory. a judge has to authorize surveillance. we have the proof here that anybody else can be put under surveillance. european citizens do not enjoy this image of citizens. data is being gathered in bulk without any way of -- [inaudible]. we can't anymore allow our negotiators to come back having achieved absolutely nothing. [inaudible] to have their data protected. the situation has been going on far too long. that evidence, the fact is it's perfectly clear. we must make sure that you us respects the privacy rights of european citizens. thank you. >> the next speaker as one minute. >> ladies and gentlemen, what would you say if u.s. secret services was watching night and day, tapping your data and recording it? you wouldn't be happy with that, but that's what they're doing with internet traffic of millions of people. this house issues possible for the protection of fundamental
the source of greatest concern to us is something so far obama has said. this isn't a confession. he said this quite cold. he said internet surveillance does not -- [inaudible] or people living on u.s. territory. a judge has to authorize surveillance. we have the proof here that anybody else can be put under surveillance. european citizens do not enjoy this image of citizens. data is being gathered in bulk without any way of -- [inaudible]. we can't anymore allow our negotiators to come back...
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and obama is no exception. in guantanamo there are quite a few prisoners the governor admits it has no evidence against and they are not a flat but it can't release for one reason or another. they've been there for over 11 years and the treatment there is outrageous and we have gone a long way from this idea of today's to 11 years and so now just this week the circuit court sided with the obama administration in the indefinite detention people to keep people without due process. i know a lot of people are outraged and think this is entirely unprecedented. unfortunately it's not unprecedented. where i do see hopeless throughout this entire history there were people, there were idealists who saw the on the legal jargon and all of the technicalities of all that what was important was the principles of liberty and the principle that it's wrong. it's a wrong thing to do to put someone in detention without giving a reason to put the innocent behind bars, to be shoddy with your procedures in doing so and so i think th
and obama is no exception. in guantanamo there are quite a few prisoners the governor admits it has no evidence against and they are not a flat but it can't release for one reason or another. they've been there for over 11 years and the treatment there is outrageous and we have gone a long way from this idea of today's to 11 years and so now just this week the circuit court sided with the obama administration in the indefinite detention people to keep people without due process. i know a lot of...
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now, i know much of the nation has already moved on, and president obama's soaring rhetoric about the promise of america -- life, liberty, justice, equality for all -- has already been forgotten by many, and i know that many, many people in america will not think of dr. king again until his holiday rolls around again next year. but i'd like for us to pause tonight and think more deeply about the meaning of dr. king's life and his legacy and what it has to teach us about our nation's present. seems marley important for us -- seems particularly important fur us to do that given this year marks the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. my -- fifty years have passed. fifty years have passed suns king's voice -- since king's voice soared over the washington monuments declaring his dream. i have a dream, it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. and yesterday while i was watching president obama's inaugural address, i heard echoes of king's speech. , i have a dream. and when i turned off my television set, i spent a few minutes reflecting on the question, are all of us, all
now, i know much of the nation has already moved on, and president obama's soaring rhetoric about the promise of america -- life, liberty, justice, equality for all -- has already been forgotten by many, and i know that many, many people in america will not think of dr. king again until his holiday rolls around again next year. but i'd like for us to pause tonight and think more deeply about the meaning of dr. king's life and his legacy and what it has to teach us about our nation's present....
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yesterday while i was watching president obama's inaugural address i met echoes of the speech i have a dream and when i turned off my television set, i spent a few minutes reflecting are all of us truly welcome to share in this dream? most americans i sure can be cite portions of dr. king's i have a dream speech by heart. it's an extraordinary and very familiar speech i've grown accustomed to hearing clips of his speech played over and over on the radio every january. they are the favorite quotes, the favorite lines coming and now that i have school-age children i see how he's explained to them in classrooms. when i was an elementary school there was no martin luther king day, no discussion of his heroism in classrooms but when my children came home from school just the other day, they told me all they have learned in school about king's courage he was the one who stood up to the bullies and believed the children of all colors and walks of life ought to begin to hold hands and be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. he was willing to die so all of
yesterday while i was watching president obama's inaugural address i met echoes of the speech i have a dream and when i turned off my television set, i spent a few minutes reflecting are all of us truly welcome to share in this dream? most americans i sure can be cite portions of dr. king's i have a dream speech by heart. it's an extraordinary and very familiar speech i've grown accustomed to hearing clips of his speech played over and over on the radio every january. they are the favorite...
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bush and refused the second proposed director under president obama. now a third candidate is being considered. since the director position began requiring senate confirmation in 2006, a.t.f. has only had short-term act the directors, temporary leaders. the gun lobby and their friends in the senate have objected to every nominee, whether from a republican president or a democratic president. and it looks like they're preparing to mount an effort to stop the most recent nominee by president obama, todd jones of minnesota. to be effective and accountable, federal law enforcement agencies need senate confirmed leadership but the gun lobby has done everything it can to keep this agency leaderless and weak. this is beyond hypocritical. after the tragedy in newtown, mr. wayne la pierre of the national rifle association appeared before our senate judiciary committee and said he opposed efforts to close gun loopholes because he said -- quote -- "we need to enforce the thousands of gun laws that are currently on the books." well, the agency that enforces federa
bush and refused the second proposed director under president obama. now a third candidate is being considered. since the director position began requiring senate confirmation in 2006, a.t.f. has only had short-term act the directors, temporary leaders. the gun lobby and their friends in the senate have objected to every nominee, whether from a republican president or a democratic president. and it looks like they're preparing to mount an effort to stop the most recent nominee by president...
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president obama says this. some members of my party say the battle has no geographic limitations, and the laws of war apply. it's important to know that the law of war that they're talking about means no due process. boyleston street sure looked -- "i quote from the" wall street journal "editorial." boyleston street sure looked like a battlefield on monday and so did watertown on thursday night. the artificial distinction arises from undue focus on geography. the vital distinction for public safety is between common criminals who deserve due process protections and enemy combatants at war with the united states wherever they are. as for due process, the greatest danger to liberty would be to allow more such attacks that would inspire an even greater public backlash against muslims or free speech or worse. the antiterror types on the left and g.o.p. senators who agree that the u.s. isn't part of the battlefield are making the united states more vulnerable. americans erupted in understandable relief and gratitude
president obama says this. some members of my party say the battle has no geographic limitations, and the laws of war apply. it's important to know that the law of war that they're talking about means no due process. boyleston street sure looked -- "i quote from the" wall street journal "editorial." boyleston street sure looked like a battlefield on monday and so did watertown on thursday night. the artificial distinction arises from undue focus on geography. the vital...
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and also future president barack obama. [applause] imagine that. [applause] >> i had the privilege of speaking at her funeral as well. but what can you say in the company of that greatness. >> we are so pleased to have rosa parks be part of the capital of the united states. [applause] [applause] >> the legislation passed. that funeral was november 2, and on december 1, president george w. bush signed into law. [applause] fifty years to the day that rosa parks sat down on the bus in montgomery, alabama. fifty years to the day. [applause] rosa parks would feel right at home in the presence of many other american heroes. [inaudible] her son could not be here, but he said that i could share these words about her. he said that most of the time, change does not happen fast. most of the time, it happens bit by bit, little by little. one person's action with the other. rosa parks did what was natural. one person's actions inspired change. we will remember with admiration the simple act of a varied woman. a woman of many talents. by dedicating the statue, w
and also future president barack obama. [applause] imagine that. [applause] >> i had the privilege of speaking at her funeral as well. but what can you say in the company of that greatness. >> we are so pleased to have rosa parks be part of the capital of the united states. [applause] [applause] >> the legislation passed. that funeral was november 2, and on december 1, president george w. bush signed into law. [applause] fifty years to the day that rosa parks sat down on the...
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and a little bit under nine days with the obama. you can see how it dramatically different that was with 260 some days for obama to get that circuit court nomination through. a lot of someone hedger percentage has fallen with the last administration but overall it is very high. the numbers i have shown with how the confirmation process has changed over time underestimates its for the important reason that people who would have had their names put in 30 or 40 years ago is not to do what now the brightest people are not willing to duet. people like posner or easterbrook feat aba would not want to give them one well qualified for up to. it to be renominated could be confirmed to. the potential nominees know that when i was at yale or university of chicago i would talk to other faculty members who would tell me they had gotten inquiries from different administrations if they would be interested in being a circuit court judge. they would say no i really don't want to have to go to the process. they're very bright maybe not as bright as a
and a little bit under nine days with the obama. you can see how it dramatically different that was with 260 some days for obama to get that circuit court nomination through. a lot of someone hedger percentage has fallen with the last administration but overall it is very high. the numbers i have shown with how the confirmation process has changed over time underestimates its for the important reason that people who would have had their names put in 30 or 40 years ago is not to do what now the...
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history, and it was no matter who president obama nominates for the d.c. circuit court, we are going to block that nominee because we only want to leave in place the nominees that were put in place by president bush. well, that's a direct contravention of the vision of the constitution, where each president as elected has the power to nominate. this chamber is a check. it gets to vote up or down and decide whether or not they should be in office. but this was a deliberate strategy to pack the court, to say that when a president of my party is in power, there will be up-and-down votes, as was insisted in 2005 when the tables were turned. but when the president is of the other party, we're going to have a perpetual campaign and we are going to block up-and-down vot votes. now, let's picture down the road and the new president is a republican president. is there truly any member here who would say from the republican side that when the republican president is in pla place, that they were still going to believe they shouldn't fill vacancies on key courts aroun
history, and it was no matter who president obama nominates for the d.c. circuit court, we are going to block that nominee because we only want to leave in place the nominees that were put in place by president bush. well, that's a direct contravention of the vision of the constitution, where each president as elected has the power to nominate. this chamber is a check. it gets to vote up or down and decide whether or not they should be in office. but this was a deliberate strategy to pack the...
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i defer it to president obama. i defer it to his justice department. if in their judgment it's the proper place in order to conduct about this trial. >>> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, ninety second. >> john, i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecute troughs, if you will. ic that the effort to class fie him as an enemy combatant may complicate the issue. i have been to guantanamo, gitmo, have been involved in the whole process in, you know, trying to find a way to actually prosecute the individuals as well. i think in this case, renot lacking evidence in terms of the prosecution of this individual. yaps and i think that fully we have confident prosecutors at the federal level that will be able to handle this case and come to whatever punishment we feel is appropriate. >> rebuttal, if you would like or move on. >> we can move on. >> thank you. next question from the globe. >> last year the house voted to extend the foreign intelligence surveillance amendment act, adds you know the 5-year-old law that expands the leeway intelligence
i defer it to president obama. i defer it to his justice department. if in their judgment it's the proper place in order to conduct about this trial. >>> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, ninety second. >> john, i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecute troughs, if you will. ic that the effort to class fie him as an enemy combatant may complicate the issue. i have been to guantanamo, gitmo, have been involved in the whole process in, you know, trying to find a...
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instead the republicans have blocked these nominees solely to deny president obama his constitutional right to appoint judges. in years past when republican colleagues agreed to block judicial nominees only in, quote, extraordinary circumstances, close quote. these are their words, not mine. in 2005 the senior senator from south carolina, senator lindsey graham, defined extraordinary circumstances for the benefit of this body. he being a highly qualified trial lawyer, i think he's qualified to respond and set this definition that we all agreed with. here's what he said -- quote -- "ideological attacks or not and extraordinary circumstance, to me would have to be a character problem, ethics problem, some allegation about the qualification of the person, not an ideological bent." no senator, i repeat, no senator's questioned the character, ethics or qualification of the three women, have already been rejected for the d.c. circuit. no one has questioned the character or qualifications of judge wilkins, so i'm frustrated that republicans will once again filibuster such a highly qualified
instead the republicans have blocked these nominees solely to deny president obama his constitutional right to appoint judges. in years past when republican colleagues agreed to block judicial nominees only in, quote, extraordinary circumstances, close quote. these are their words, not mine. in 2005 the senior senator from south carolina, senator lindsey graham, defined extraordinary circumstances for the benefit of this body. he being a highly qualified trial lawyer, i think he's qualified to...
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i can read president obama's mind. i don't know why he expended energy and resources trying to block president aristide's home coming. it was a violation of human rights law and said the so. i disagreed vigorously with the president on his role. >> host: got to defend myself. in "quitting america: the departure of a black man from his native land" you wrote -- this wasn't as important as i thought it was -- when i was a small boy in grammar class i developed a diversion of grouping people by the arrangement of their facial features. some cases were constructed of eyes, mouth, nose, actions, chief and skull that were involved. smaller number of faces bore only the shapes, planes and angle of consonance. the vast majority of cases fells way to nature's best disposition to mix and match. vowels were rounder shape and continents were straight line that cornered, vowels were warm, consonants were cold. >> guest: that is very true. i wrote that. i felt that way and i fought everyone did. that before that first impression is
i can read president obama's mind. i don't know why he expended energy and resources trying to block president aristide's home coming. it was a violation of human rights law and said the so. i disagreed vigorously with the president on his role. >> host: got to defend myself. in "quitting america: the departure of a black man from his native land" you wrote -- this wasn't as important as i thought it was -- when i was a small boy in grammar class i developed a diversion of...
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>> guest: he felt that i was that i didn't like richard nixon, and he held up president obama's nomination for the new -- he put a hold, which you can do in the senate because of me. which he admitted because the united states -- the nominee met with senator lamar alexander. who complained ability me to him. david fairy was his name. he did not ask david too fire me. he wanted to raise his concern. and to david's credit, he didn't ask me to change what i was doing. >> host: he worked for richard nixon campaign. he worked in the white house. >> guest: what happened i interviewed william who was the head of the congressional office. he didn't like the interview. >> tim monos. i interviewed lamar alexander. there was no trouble. i think i interviewed particular al ?arnd 2007. he enjoyed the interviewed. i interviewed tim monos in 2009. he didn't like it. he was in a sense the rabbi, if you will. am saturday's rabbi in washington or god father. tim tim mines i think timmons asked him to do this. >> host: bud went to prison. usually the story he tells us about the photograph of elvis in the ova
>> guest: he felt that i was that i didn't like richard nixon, and he held up president obama's nomination for the new -- he put a hold, which you can do in the senate because of me. which he admitted because the united states -- the nominee met with senator lamar alexander. who complained ability me to him. david fairy was his name. he did not ask david too fire me. he wanted to raise his concern. and to david's credit, he didn't ask me to change what i was doing. >> host: he...
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conservative caucus presents his thoughts on the obama administration. a history of chicago and the influence it had on the economy and the arts in the third post, when chicago built the american dream. in beyond more, rear imagining american influence in a new lease, pull the prize-winning reporter david rose presents his thoughts on american foreign policy decisions in the middle east. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv and we are live for the 2013 annapolis book festival, an event in its eleventh year at the key school in maryland. here's our lineup for the day. in a minute we will have a panel on maryland since 1812 and then look at the future of urban development with peter and alan karenall. jake tamper and john noggel will talk about the war in afghanistan and whether w
conservative caucus presents his thoughts on the obama administration. a history of chicago and the influence it had on the economy and the arts in the third post, when chicago built the american dream. in beyond more, rear imagining american influence in a new lease, pull the prize-winning reporter david rose presents his thoughts on american foreign policy decisions in the middle east. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for authors in the near future on booktv and...
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president obama granted an exemption for big business. but not for you. not for hardworking americans. look, what a perfect example of the broken system, of the disconnect between d.c. and washington -- dispc the american people. -- d.c. and the american people. and so it is indefensible on the merits. and so this whole process is designed not to debate it on the merits. it's designed never to have that debate, because, as i observed earlier, the old adage -- and my friend, senator lee will recognize this from his days as a litigator, as will the chair -- the old adage in the courtroom "if yo you have the f, pound the facts. if you have the law, pound the law. and if you don't have either, pound the table." so if you're defending obamacare, if you're defending exemptions for giant corporations and members of congress that don't go to the average american families, you don't want to talk about the facts and you don't want to talk about the law so you want to pound the table, you want to talk about shutting down government, you want to scare people, you wan
president obama granted an exemption for big business. but not for you. not for hardworking americans. look, what a perfect example of the broken system, of the disconnect between d.c. and washington -- dispc the american people. -- d.c. and the american people. and so it is indefensible on the merits. and so this whole process is designed not to debate it on the merits. it's designed never to have that debate, because, as i observed earlier, the old adage -- and my friend, senator lee will...
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the thing that happened when obama came into office, if president obama came into office a year later, and we had three years of herbert hoover doing nothing and the economy just melting down, austerity, the name of the game, 1929 #-1931, balanced budgets, and roosevelt ran on balancing the budget. he ignoredded that in office, thank god, but, you know, we had three years where we saw what a disaster it was. as a consequence of that, people were ready for fdr. it was just in a few months, there was not the popular will. it was a shame he didn't come into office a year later. he only had 1 weeks until scott brown came in and filibusteredded. they opposed structural changes, were not able to get through. pelosi pass the great legislation in the house, filibustered in the senate, so the structural stuff, reagan stopping the enforcement of the appty trust agent, you remember this, strip malls and shopping centers were havens of small locally owned businesses. you remember that the downtown of every town was local family owned businesses, some for generations, and not that way anymore. rea
the thing that happened when obama came into office, if president obama came into office a year later, and we had three years of herbert hoover doing nothing and the economy just melting down, austerity, the name of the game, 1929 #-1931, balanced budgets, and roosevelt ran on balancing the budget. he ignoredded that in office, thank god, but, you know, we had three years where we saw what a disaster it was. as a consequence of that, people were ready for fdr. it was just in a few months, there...
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. >> coming up tonight, the communicators, features a discussion on issues facing president obama's choice to be the next fcc chair. then >> president obama has nominated tom wheeler to be the next chair of federal communications commission. tom wheeleres managing director of core carpol partners, his venture capital firm, and has been the ceo of two industry groups based here in washington. the cable association and the wireless association as well. joining us to discuss this, justin hille, a and blair levin, who served several stints at the fcc. blair, if we can start with you, do now know tom wheeler, and what should people who follow these issues
. >> coming up tonight, the communicators, features a discussion on issues facing president obama's choice to be the next fcc chair. then >> president obama has nominated tom wheeler to be the next chair of federal communications commission. tom wheeleres managing director of core carpol partners, his venture capital firm, and has been the ceo of two industry groups based here in washington. the cable association and the wireless association as well. joining us to discuss this,...
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now, madam president, despite the repeated promises of president obama, millions of people are losing their health insurance, health insurance they very much liked and were assured they could keep. it has been reported that so far 3.5 million americans have lost their health insurance under obamacare. that includes over a quarter of a million in my state of kentucky, a third of a million in florida, and almost a million people out in california. this is a serious problem that the president and congressional democrats need to do something about. the obvious answer is repeal. but in the meantime, the legislation offered by senator ron johnson would help americans keep the plans they have and like. if the president and senate democrats are serious about helping the millions of american who was unexpectedly lost their insurance over the past several weeks, then they should support it. unfortunately, they appear ready to ignore the problem. rather than focusing on keeping their commitment to the american people, they're focusing on things that appeal to their base. rather than change the l
now, madam president, despite the repeated promises of president obama, millions of people are losing their health insurance, health insurance they very much liked and were assured they could keep. it has been reported that so far 3.5 million americans have lost their health insurance under obamacare. that includes over a quarter of a million in my state of kentucky, a third of a million in florida, and almost a million people out in california. this is a serious problem that the president and...
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and barack obama has been even more intense; right? he announced for president and springfield before the old state house there. he takes the oath on the lincoln bible. i believe someone told me independently confirmed it he mentioned lincoln 230 sometime or something sin he was president. i think it's important to get lincoln right. if you get lincoln right, you get america right. you get what i believe should be our animating purpose as conservatives. by way of introduction they are common misconception of. we think of him as a man of the earth. the accidental president. the tribunal of the common people and common sense. i think it underestimates him. he wouldn't be surprised. it was a way he looked. the way he he said one in the white house he had the insight that god must love common looking people. he made more of them. he was common looking. but anyone who is judged him on the basis of his looks or thought any of those things i mentioned about him was making a grave mistake. this was a fear ambition man from the very youth, real
and barack obama has been even more intense; right? he announced for president and springfield before the old state house there. he takes the oath on the lincoln bible. i believe someone told me independently confirmed it he mentioned lincoln 230 sometime or something sin he was president. i think it's important to get lincoln right. if you get lincoln right, you get america right. you get what i believe should be our animating purpose as conservatives. by way of introduction they are common...
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. >> how many republicans voted for obama here? >> nobody is going to admit that. >> stand up. stand up, show yourself proudly. i didn't know anyone did that any more. >> how many democrats or republicans, how many republicans voted for obama? >> so different. >> > >> there's dissatisfaction and discouragement of you wrote this book for a number of reasons but my question is did you plan the timing of this book? >> yes i did. i planned to drop this thing right before the republican party in washington d.c. takes the beer trucks to raise over the cliff with a government shutdown that will drive their numbers to an all-time low. now i started thinking it is at an all-time low, now kathleen sebelius and barack obama, the most important initiative that at least we have a reason to hope. >> it is unbelievable because when you read it you will see it is exactly, and no good candidate for both sides to raise the level of national conversation and raise quality of our candidates. or the republican who wants to stop sucking. >> i don't put it quite that way. >> we shed some polls this m
. >> how many republicans voted for obama here? >> nobody is going to admit that. >> stand up. stand up, show yourself proudly. i didn't know anyone did that any more. >> how many democrats or republicans, how many republicans voted for obama? >> so different. >> > >> there's dissatisfaction and discouragement of you wrote this book for a number of reasons but my question is did you plan the timing of this book? >> yes i did. i planned to drop...
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you do not have to be in obama supporter, you just have to be in favor of ds que leading the remaining cold war tensions. i would be happy to yield to the gentleman. >> i would say as i read a down until i get to the last two sentences, you pay for all these good things by taking money away from them equally good things. for instance the last line, increased the life extension program by $9.5 million. that is a nuclear stockpile -- >> we are trying to find offsets in the subcommittee. there are better places to find offsets i would agree with the gentleman but we are on the same page if you agree with the first part we are more than halfway home. so finding inappropriate offset i would be delighted to work with the gentleman. the key part of the first section this is a bipartisan good government effort to allow the u.s. to pursue a ratify the treaty. i see that my time is expired. in the gentleman from alabama is recognized. >> i have a great respect for my colleague but when they give us the report and tell us how we are led to spend the money i'm not opposed to the treaty but we are
you do not have to be in obama supporter, you just have to be in favor of ds que leading the remaining cold war tensions. i would be happy to yield to the gentleman. >> i would say as i read a down until i get to the last two sentences, you pay for all these good things by taking money away from them equally good things. for instance the last line, increased the life extension program by $9.5 million. that is a nuclear stockpile -- >> we are trying to find offsets in the...
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renditions continue under president obama. normalized as a central component, not as though we have not had that before, but it has been normalized by this president as a central component of what is called america's national security policy. >> your watching book tv on c-span2 pier readers are prime-time lineup for tonight. beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern we hear from book tv recent trip to london. at 745, dissecting charles manson is life. 9:00 p.m., elizabeth greenspan joins book tv on afterwards. in an interview with ken feinberg, a former special master of the federal september 11th victim's compensation fund, greenspan talks about her book battle for ground zero. inside political struggles to rebuild the war trade center. at 10:00 p.m. eastern brenda one apple presenter but ecstatic nation, confidence, crisis, and compromise, 1848-1877. we wrap up tonight primetime programming at 11:00 p.m. eastern with mac griswold, author of the manor, three centuries at a slave plantation on l.i. that all happened tonight on book tv. >
renditions continue under president obama. normalized as a central component, not as though we have not had that before, but it has been normalized by this president as a central component of what is called america's national security policy. >> your watching book tv on c-span2 pier readers are prime-time lineup for tonight. beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern we hear from book tv recent trip to london. at 745, dissecting charles manson is life. 9:00 p.m., elizabeth greenspan joins book tv on...
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for example in his speech at the american medical association on june 15, 2009, president obama stated "no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the american people." another promise. "if you like your from, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. no one will take it away no matter what." the words of the leader of the free world, mr. president. and, of course, we know from story after story of real people who are being hurt by this law that time after time after time again, in thousands of homes across the united states of america that promise just as the promise made to the service men, that promise is being broken. if my friend from georgia will indulge me, let me give one example of a family of real individuals, honest, hardworking americans who feel that another promise is being broken in the form of the so-called affordable health care. i got an email from a father from greenville, mississippi, who is concerned about his 27-year-old son. for the past six years h
for example in his speech at the american medical association on june 15, 2009, president obama stated "no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the american people." another promise. "if you like your from, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. no one will take it away no matter what." the words of the leader of the free world, mr. president. and, of...
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we had the inauguration this week of barack obama, january 19th, 2013. that very month is full of epic anniversaries regarding raise and american history, exactly 150 years ago since the emancipation proclamation by lincoln which is popularized in this story of the 13th amendment two januarys later in 1865 in a spielberg film that is nominated for the academy award. getting a sense of that history. but more pertinent for us, 150 years, 2013, up to get at sense of how tricky this history has been, i want you to think about the 50 year anniversary. fifty years ago this january in january of 1963, i was getting my driver's license. that was a big deal. martin luther king was resolved to go into birmingham this month, he decided and didn't tell his father and didn't tell any of his board members because he knew they would try to stop it and what he said was after eight years since the brown decision, descending the militia defending segregation have mobilized across the segregated states than the forces of freedom and we are about to lose our window in histo
we had the inauguration this week of barack obama, january 19th, 2013. that very month is full of epic anniversaries regarding raise and american history, exactly 150 years ago since the emancipation proclamation by lincoln which is popularized in this story of the 13th amendment two januarys later in 1865 in a spielberg film that is nominated for the academy award. getting a sense of that history. but more pertinent for us, 150 years, 2013, up to get at sense of how tricky this history has...
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anti obama students, pro running students came out under the campus and demonstrated the right. they can do that. and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelight ceremony protesting the incident the night before. so mississippi was mississippi is moving. but you're right. there is more and more that should come and talk about it. you can get a balanced picture that their view of the south may not be the correct view today. it is not just a bunch of rioters throwing bricks. thank you. >> can you talk a little more about social security details? and i assume you were chosen for that. to you know why you were chosen? how did it end? >> thank you. i was the lead jeep in my battalion once we landed to go down sarah oxford. we were not prepared. i had to -- do your best. this is up for i have some not -- this is after i asked him about a map. armies have maps of central europe bread russian tanks will come across, park benches to my fire and utterance. we did not have a map t
anti obama students, pro running students came out under the campus and demonstrated the right. they can do that. and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelight ceremony protesting the incident the night before. so mississippi was mississippi is moving. but you're right. there is more and more that should come and talk about it. you can get a balanced picture that their view of the...
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bush, then obama and then today. as you can see, obama's way below clinton and bush. you can see here the record based on that data. that's the data of the administrative office of the u.s. courts. the senate had pending nominations for an average of 41% of current vacancies under president clinton, 53% under president bush but only 35% under president obama, and today it is even lower at only 33%. during his first term, president obama was more than 30% behind president bush's nominations pace but ended up only 10% behind in total confirmations. that hardly looks like a partisan obstruction to me. not all vacancies, of course, are created equal. some are more pressing than others. president obama recently sent to the senate nominees for the three remaining vacancies on the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit, and the majority is demanding -- the majority, the democrats over here are demanding swift confirmation. by the democrats' own standards, however, these nominations would not even be considered. in 2006, judiciary committee democrats wrote then-chairman a
bush, then obama and then today. as you can see, obama's way below clinton and bush. you can see here the record based on that data. that's the data of the administrative office of the u.s. courts. the senate had pending nominations for an average of 41% of current vacancies under president clinton, 53% under president bush but only 35% under president obama, and today it is even lower at only 33%. during his first term, president obama was more than 30% behind president bush's nominations pace...
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i know, president obama won't quit. with the hard work of unprecedently broad coalition and voices from around the country question get it done. so i thank you for your contribution in shining a spotlight what is going on in new municipal government and cities and towns around the country. i look forward to the effort and forming our work and getting to the place with the president is signing that bill in to law. thank you all very much. [applause] [applause] thank you so much for being with us this morning pop she's been working on immigration issues for most of her professional career, we are lucky to have someone as competent an compassionate as she working in the white house. good morning and welcome, everybody. i'm awe degree, the senior fellow in the metropolitan policy program. i'll be moderating the discussion today. we have three awesome panelists. we're going to talk about what immigration reform means for metropolitan areas and cities and suburbs. i want to ask the panelists to get micked. while it's happenin
i know, president obama won't quit. with the hard work of unprecedently broad coalition and voices from around the country question get it done. so i thank you for your contribution in shining a spotlight what is going on in new municipal government and cities and towns around the country. i look forward to the effort and forming our work and getting to the place with the president is signing that bill in to law. thank you all very much. [applause] [applause] thank you so much for being with us...
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we don't know that obama really does want to draw down fannie and freddie or if it's possible, but i think the important part of this debate is that it used to be the backbone and moved to the sub prime variable rates, ballooning mortgage, and many could not pay, unpayable debts, and more than anything else, dprawing back to the different ways we experienced from the housing in the united states, it used to be every white american received a 30-year fixed mortgage. you'd have to have ruined, ruined credit to get anything else, but in redline communities, you received -- african-americans received loans from lenders called loan sharks because they were so predatory, loans that mirror pretty closely the loans that we experience as the sub -- as the rise of the sub prime mortgage market started to kind of balloon in the late 90s and throughout the 2000s. what we saw, and many scholars referred to it, is the marginalization and predatory actions, that at one point in history, only could happen in the secondary market, go completely mainstream and affect people of all races and religions,
we don't know that obama really does want to draw down fannie and freddie or if it's possible, but i think the important part of this debate is that it used to be the backbone and moved to the sub prime variable rates, ballooning mortgage, and many could not pay, unpayable debts, and more than anything else, dprawing back to the different ways we experienced from the housing in the united states, it used to be every white american received a 30-year fixed mortgage. you'd have to have ruined,...